ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College men's tennis team lost a MIAC dual to the University of St. Thomas, 8-1 Saturday afternoon at Hayden Tennis Courts. The Scots drop to 6-8 overall and 2-4 in league play, while the Tommies are now 11-1, 6-0 MIAC.

Junior Ben Wilson (Oakland, Calif./College Preparatory School) picked up Macalester's lone point with a three-set win at No. 6 singles. Junior Josh Doyle (Cologne, Germany/Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium) lost a close match to St. Thomas' Luke Elifson at No. 1 singles in three sets.

The Scots continue MIAC play with a dual against St. Olaf on Thursday, Apr. 27. The home contest begins at 5:00 p.m. at Hayden Tennis Courts.

St. Thomas vs Macalester
Apr 22, 2017 at St. Paul, Minn.

St. Thomas 8, Macalester 1

Singles competition
1. Luke Elifson (UST-MEN) def. Josh Doyle (MAC) 6-3, 2-6, 10-3
2. Scott Wall (UST-MEN) def. Aidan Tirpack (MAC) 6-4, 6-3
3. Burke Anderson (UST-MEN) def. Hardt Bergmann (MAC) 7-5, 6-2
4. Marty Beck (UST-MEN) def. Peter Willenborg (MAC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Tom Runde (UST-MEN) def. Matthew Yang (MAC) 6-2, 7-5
6. Ben Wilson (MAC) def. Matt Kavanaugh (UST-MEN) 4-6, 6-4, 10-5

Doubles competition
1. Marty Beck/Luke Elifson (UST-MEN) def. Josh Doyle/Matthew Yang (MAC) 8-4
2. Tom Runde/Scott Wall (UST-MEN) def. Hardt Bergmann/Aidan Tirpack (MAC) 8-6
3. Burke Anderson/Ben Wait (UST-MEN) def. Peter Willenborg/Ben Wilson (MAC) 8-4